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Jazz Master, Drummer Lewis Nash Featured in Arizona Highways Magazine

Beautiful People, Let's Celebrate Grammy Winner Lewis Nash and Co-Author of the book GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE! Lewis Nash is featured in Arizona Highways Magazine in the February, 2026 in a wonderful article by Matt Jaffe. Kudos to the writer, Matt Jaffe on this beautiful, honest, insightful piece on drummer Lewis Nash, a Jazz Master [...]

Honoring Black History: Dance Icon Miss Katherine Dunham #OPRAHLegend

Katherine Dunham Speaks Out on Dunham Technique, Today's World Violence Leaders, and Hope by Melony McGant . Anthropologist, choreographer, writer and humanitarian Katherine Dunham has been called a visionary, a pioneer, and a living legend. She has been a major force in dance, and is best known for incorporating African American, Caribbean, African, and South [...]

We Celebrate and Honor the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

We Celebrate and Honor the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. offered a strong voice of hope, integrity and leadership in the American Civil Rights Movement. A  Pulitzer Prize Winner, Dr. King is considered a National and International Treasure and a Hero who has impacted the lives of billions across the Earth.  Dr. Martin Luther [...]

PAUSE: When Love Comes Unexpected…

Beautiful People, Sometimes our lives become like a rhythmic journey. One day we are sad. Then we are joyful. Then sad again. We twist and turn. Sometimes we feel resigned to doubt and despair. Then within ourselves, we meet Love Unexpected. So We Breathe and Listen Deeply. And we begin to question and wonder. But [...]

My Wish

My Wish... Beautiful People... In these challenging times, please be tender with yourselves. Take time to Pause and Breathe Deeply. My Wish for You is Goodness. May You listen deeply and embrace compassion with courage. May you Breathe Deeply and Focus on Goodness. May you become an Agent of Good and walk with the Spirit [...]

GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE Special Gift

In Celebration of the Heavenly Birthday of community leader and humanitarian, Ms. Betty J. Tilman  who was born on December 20, 1933 and joined Ancestors Ascended on June 29th, 2022 We offer you all a complimentary download of the digital copy of GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE as a Special Gift to share across the [...]

PAUSE: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest

Beautiful People, Ella Baker said it and Sweet Honey In The Rock sang it! "We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest.....To me young people come first.  They have the courage where we fail.  And if I can but shed some light as they carry us through the gale." Thank You Carol Maillard  (Founding Member Sweet [...]

#MiracleAlert #ReMemberingNubia

Beautiful People, While in Egypt, I went to Aswan to reconnect with the Ancients and there I stayed in a Nubian Village. The Kato Waidi Nubian House is Magical.  The beautiful Nubian artwork in the Nubian Village and through this affordable, modest hotel inspired my creativity. I enjoyed the laid back friendly atmosphere. Spiritually, I [...]

Jazz As a Spiritual Practice!

Maestro Charles McPherson Beloved Wife, Lynn McPherson and Maestro Lewis Nash. Thank You for Your Support of GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE! Beautiful People, Hearing Maestro Lewis Nash and Maestro Charles McPherson sing the Blues was marvelous as well as unforgettable,  and showed Jazz as a Spiritual Practice.. Friday November 7th, 2025 was a Great [...]

PAUSE: Congratulations to NYC Mayor Elect Zohran Mamdani and All New Yorkers Who Courageously Support GOODNESS!

Beautiful People, Please Join Me in a Collective Prayer for New York City As We Celebrate the Historic Election of #MayorElect #ZohranMamdani! First let us still our minds and our hearts. Ten Times We Breathe Deeply and Exhale Slowly. With each breath we open our hearts with Compassion, Flexibilty, Hope, Integrity, Kindness and Respect forEachother. [...]

#BigReveal #MiracleAlert Melony has arrived in #CairoEgypt!

Beautiful People, Happy Friday! Today Remember  YOU are a Miracle and a Wonderful, Miracle Worker! Breathe Deeply with Love.  Exhale any Discomfort and Uncertainty. Let go and allow healing and hope to be transmitted to you from the Cosmic Heart. It's Melony and to Celebrate My New B'Earth Year which begins on October 22, I [...]

A Riveting Evening at the APOLLO on October 1, 2019

#LookBack #MiracleAlert with #LonnieBunch : A Riveting Evening at the APOLLO on October 1, 2019 Television Personality #GayleKing & #LonnieGBunchIII  discussed the book... #AFOOLSERRAND: Creating The National Museum Of African American History And Culture In The Age of Bush, Obama and Trump"  by Lonnie G. Bunch, III (Founding Director #NMAAHC and Current SECRETARY of the [...]

REFLECTIONS ON EGYPT

#MiracleAlert #ReMemberingNubia

Beautiful People, While in Egypt, I went to Aswan to reconnect with the Ancients and there I stayed in a Nubian Village. The Kato Waidi Nubian House is Magical.  The beautiful Nubian artwork in the Nubian Village and through this affordable, modest hotel inspired my creativity. I enjoyed the laid back friendly atmosphere. Spiritually, I [...]

#BigReveal #MiracleAlert Melony has arrived in #CairoEgypt!

Beautiful People, Happy Friday! Today Remember  YOU are a Miracle and a Wonderful, Miracle Worker! Breathe Deeply with Love.  Exhale any Discomfort and Uncertainty. Let go and allow healing and hope to be transmitted to you from the Cosmic Heart. It's Melony and to Celebrate My New B'Earth Year which begins on October 22, I [...]

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Jazz Master, Drummer Lewis Nash Featured in Arizona Highways Magazine

Beautiful People, Let's Celebrate Grammy Winner Lewis Nash and Co-Author of the book GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE! Lewis Nash is featured in Arizona Highways Magazine in the February, 2026 in a wonderful article by Matt Jaffe. Kudos to the writer, Matt Jaffe on this beautiful, honest, insightful piece on drummer Lewis Nash, a Jazz Master [...]

My Wish

My Wish... Beautiful People... In these challenging times, please be tender with yourselves. Take time to Pause and Breathe Deeply. My Wish for You is Goodness. May You listen deeply and embrace compassion with courage. May you Breathe Deeply and Focus on Goodness. May you become an Agent of Good and walk with the Spirit [...]

GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE Special Gift

In Celebration of the Heavenly Birthday of community leader and humanitarian, Ms. Betty J. Tilman  who was born on December 20, 1933 and joined Ancestors Ascended on June 29th, 2022 We offer you all a complimentary download of the digital copy of GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE as a Special Gift to share across the [...]

Thank You for Your Beautiful Hearts and Generous Support

PAUSE; #MiracleAlert at URI Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies  #AgentsOfGood Beautiful People, Yesterday I visited a diverse group of students at the University of Rhode Island as a guest of Dr. Thupten Tendhar.  His class is studying #DrMartinLutherKing and the #PrinciplesOfNonviolence. I realized that these young people are all #AgentsOfGood and that they are and [...]

Please Join Us for this Free Public GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE Event

Rev. Melony McGant In Conversation... URI Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies Time 5:00-6:30pm Wednesday, September 24 2025 Ranger Hall, Room 203 10 Ranger Rd., Kingston, RI 02881   Good Is Powerful! Beautiful People, Though evil lurks in the shadows and appears to be winning on planet Earth, Many of Us Are ReMembering and Know [...]

PAUSE: Good Is Powerful!

Beautiful People, Though evil lurks in the shadows and appears to be winning on planet Earth, Many of Us Are ReMembering and Know Better! Good Is Powerful Beyond Measure.  Let us be willing to Stand with Good and offer Our Best in Love. Today Let Us Speak and Act only with Compassion, Cooperation, Courage, Deep [...]

Please Be Tender With HER; The MOTHER

Mother Beautiful People, Please Be Tender With Her; The MOTHER. Her Love Is Pure... She may not tell you of her sacrifice, her disappointment or her lost dreams. Life has taught her many lessons of patience & forgiveness. Because life has surely brought her joy, sorrow, healing, hope and Love. Honor HER, for no matter [...]

URGENT: Need Your Support for GOOD IS POWERFUL CoAuthor and Saxophonist Dale Fielder who Has Lost Everything in the California Fires

Jazz Saxophonist #DaleFielder is a GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE Co-Author and a University of Pittsburgh graduate whom I have known for more than 40 years.  Due to current wildfires of Southern California, Dale Fielder and his beloved wife  Patricia Fielder have lost their precious home and much more.  Thankfully Dale and his wife Patricia [...]

12/20/1933: Happy Birthday Betty J. Tilman: Love Nurtures, Heals and Forever Blossoms!

Beautiful People, I have learned from My Ascended MOM Betty J Tilman now a Spirit soaring throughout the Heavenly MultiVerse that no matter the aches and pains or disappointment of living... When you honor yourself and relationships by deciding to live with forgiveness, integrity and patient understanding; then Love nurtures, heals and forever blossoms! I [...]

Please Join Me in a Happy Birthday Greeting!

#MiracleAlert! Beautiful People, Please Join Me in a Happy Birthday Greeting! #BrandonJennings Happy New B'Earth Year of Continuing Grace, Compassion,  Courage, Creative Brilliance and Love! Since meeting you in 1990, our lives were forever changed.  MOM Betty J Tilman and I simply adore you.  Like your Beloved Ascended Angel Parents we are so very proud [...]

#MiracleAlert GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE Co-Author Lewis Nash Receives #GiantsOfJazzAward

#MiracleAlert  GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE Co-Author Lewis Nash Receives #GiantsOfJazzAward "Lewis Nash Makes Us Better" Steve Wilson “And where it really counted, at the seat of the band, Mr. Nash upheld an unwavering, ebullient selflessness, so that each of his band mates was clearly featured.” – The New York Times “Where some see a [...]

Melony in Senegal: My 70th B’Earth Year Reflection in Senegal

Beautiful People, For a moment, turning 70 made me uncomfortable.  The past few years since the Ascension of MOM Betty J Tilman had been challenging. She had left this Earth Realm at 9:15pm on June 29, 2022. She had willed her body to science but because of Covid, that was not possible and I had [...]

Melony in Senegal: PAUSE for a Miracle Alert! Melony Turns 70 In Senegal – Joyeux Anniversaire!

👑❤️👑 I AM Beginning my contemplation and reflection for my 70th B'Earth Year which begins October 22nd, 2024. I like my natural hair in braids! Thank You Adame and Bamba for the gift of a visit to the salon! I've learned many things from this young couple in the photo (who adopted me as family) [...]

11/13/24: Embracing Goodness for Peace! Melony In Conversation with Dr. Thupten Tendhar

Mark Your Calendar 6:30pm November 13th, 2024 University of Rhode Island's Center  for Nonviolence and Peace Studies Presents: Embracing Goodness for Peace! Anchor Room Higgins Welcome Center 75 Briar Lane, Kingston, RI 02881 Rev. Melony McGant,  aka  Miss  Mellie  Rainbow,  is  a  storyteller,  thought  leader,  humanist, poet and compassionate communications professional with over 30 years of [...]

HOMECOMING 2024 Crossroads Theatre Company proudly presents: The Grammy Award Winning SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK In Celebration of their 50th Anniversary!

HOMECOMING 2024 Crossroads Theatre Company proudly presents: The Grammy Award Winning  SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK In Celebration of their 50th Anniversary! Beautiful People, Joy Hooks, Julie Ann Lucas,  Andrea Pearlman, Guy Davis, Dean Irby and I in addition to a packed house of beautiful,  soulful people were blessed to be present for the opening [...]

The GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE Soiree with Carol Maillard & Ben Vereen 8/23/2024

The GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE Soiree with Carol Maillard & Ben Vereen 8/23/2024 With Deep Gratitude and Tears of Joy I Celebrate You, CoAuthors and Supporters of the new book GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE. A week ago today at 5:30 am on 24 Aug 2024 I received this message.. "You really know how [...]

The 50th Anniversary of Sweet Honey In The Rock

In the New Book GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE, Co-Authors Dyane Harvey-Salaam, Bonnie Johnson, Rev. Rhonda MClean-Nur, Rev. Donald Marbury, and Andrea Pearlman ALL write beautiful tributes celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Sweet Honey In The Rock! Dyane Harvey-Salaam is an award-winning performing artist, choreographer, founding member and assistant to the director of Forces of [...]

Hindsight 2020

Lewis Nash Co-Author GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE! Grammy Award Winning Drummer & Educator #LewisNash offers an emotional and thought provoking piece called "HINDSIGHT 2020... In it he writes... On May 25th, 2020, Memorial Day, the world witnessed the racist, barbaric, inhumane torture and murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. On June 4th, I watched [...]